10. READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 10:14-17 AND 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-34
[1 Corinthians 10:14] "Therefore, my dear
friends, flee from idolatry. [15] I speak to sensible people; judge
for yourselves what I say. [16] Is not the cup of thanksgiving for
which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is
not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
[17] Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for
we all partake of the one loaf."
[1 Corinthians 11:17] "In the following directives I
have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
[18] In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a
church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe
it. [19] No doubt there have to be differences among you to show
which of you have God's approval. [20] When you come
together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, [21] for as
you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else.
One remains hungry, another gets drunk. [22] Don't you have
homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and
humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I
praise you for this? Certainly not!
[23] "For I received from the Lord what I also passed
on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took
bread, [24] and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said,
"This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of
Me.' [25] In the same way, after supper He took the cup,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this,
whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' [26] For
whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the
Lord's death until He comes.
[27] "Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the
cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning
against the body and blood of the Lord. [28] A man ought to examine
himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. [29] For
anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord
eats and drinks judgment on himself. [30] That is why many among
you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. [31]
But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. [32]
When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we
will not be condemned with the world.
[33] "So then, my brothers, when you come together to
eat, wait for each other. [34] If anyone is hungry, he should eat
at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in
judgment."
a. We, who are many, are one what?
b. What are the purposes of eating the Lord's supper together?
